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No. 878,498. Patented Feb. 28, 1888.

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W. N. BRYAN. TWO WHEELED VEHICLE.

No. 378,493. Patented Feb. 28, 1888.

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WILLIAM N. BRYAN, OF ADA, OHIO, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF TO H. E. NEFF, OFSAME PLACE.

TWO WHEELED' VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,493, dated February28, 1888. Application filed July 6, 1887. Serial No.243,569. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM N. BRYAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ada, in the county of Hardin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Two-Wheeled Vehicles, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in two-wheeled vehicles; and itconsists in thepeculiar construction and combination of devices, thatwill be more fully set forth herein after, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of atwo-wheeled vehicle embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal central sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a rearelevation of the same.

A represents the axle. B represents the thills, which are attachedthereto, and 0 represents the cross-bar which connects the thills. Onthe inner side of the thills, near the rear ends thereof, are securedclamp-plates D, to which are centrally pivoted LJ-shaped yokelinks E.

Frepresentsaseini-elliptic leafspring which is arranged over the axle,and has its extremities connected to the yoke-links by means oftransverse bolts G, as shown. To the upper side of the spring F, at thecenter thereof, is secured an elliptic spring, H, which is considerablyshorter than the spring F.

I represents a metallic rod or bar which has its central portion securedto the upper side of the spring H, and the ends of the said bar areinclined upward and are secured to the rear portions of the side plates,K, of the body L.

The seat M of the vehicle projects rearward over the springs, and thefront ends of the plates K are connected by an upwardly-curvedcross-bar, N.

0 represents a keeper which is secured to the rear side of the cross-barO, at the center thereof. A link-arm, P, has its upper portion securedin the said keeper by means of a bolt, R, which extends transverselythrough the keeper, through either of the series of openings S, withwhich the link is provided, and enters the rear side of the cross-bar O.

In the lower end of the link-bar P is a transverse opening, throughwhich extends a pivotal bolt, 'I, the said bolt also passing through acentral opening in the cross-bar N. A Washer, U, of india-rubber orother suitable elastic material, is placed on the bolt T, and bearsbetween the rear side of cross-bar N and the bolt-head, the said washerpreventing the bolt from rattling when the vehicle is in motion.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that thefront end of the body of the vehicle is centrally pivoted, and therebythe body is adapted to swing laterally when the vehicle is in motion,and this laterally-swinging movement in connection with the verticalmotion permitted by the supporting-springs causes the body to ride veryeasily. The link-bar P is vertically adjustable and enables the frontend of the body to be raised or lowered to any desired extent.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a twowheeled vehicle,the combination of the body having the side plates, K, the thills, thepivotal links connecting the front end of the body to the cross-bar ofthe thills, the semi-elliptic spring F, having its ends flexiblyconnected to the thills and arranged over the axle, the elliptic springH, secured to the center of the spring F on the upper side thereof, andthe bar I, having its central portion attached to the upper side ofspring H and its ends attached to the plates K near the rear of thebody, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a two-wheeled vehicle, of the thill having thecross-bar O, the springs supporting the rear end of the body,

' the latter being provided with the side plates,

K, bent to form the integral cross-bar N at the front end of the body,and the link P, depending from the cross-bar C and pivotally connectedto the center of cross-bar N, for the purpose set forth, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination, in a two-wheeled vehicle, of the th-ills having thearose-bar O, the In testimony that I claim the foregoing; as :0 springsarranged between the rear end of the my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in thills, the body having its rear portion suppresence of twowitnesses. ported on the said springs, and the link-bar P,

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justable therein, and having its lower end pivotally connected to thefront end of the \Vitnesses: body at the center thereof, substantiallyas de- G. E. STUMM, scribed. R. F. BLACK.

